Human Physiology: Final Exam 100+ multiple choice
questions and italic answers and italic explanations
2026/2027 (100% correct answers) A+ grade |Human
Physiological
A nurse administering a benzodiazepine should understand that the therapeutic effect of
benzodiazepines results from potentiating the neurotransmitter:
a. GABA
b. dopamine
c. serotonin
d. acetylcholine
e. a and c - ✅🌹CORRECT ANSWER-A
Venlafaxine (Effexor) exerts its antidepressant effect by selectively blocking the reuptake of:
a. GABA.
b. dopamine
,c. serotonin
d. norepinephrine
e. c and d - ✅🌹CORRECT ANSWER-E
A friend recognizes that his depression has returned and tells you he is suicidal and afraid
he will harm himself. He wishes to be hospitalized but does not have health insurance.
Which of the following responses best meets his immediate care needs and reflects the
options for care a person in his position typically has?
a. Provide emotional support and encourage him to contact his family to see if they can help
him arrange and pay for inpatient care.
b. Advise him that hospitals serve all persons regardless of their ability to pay, and
immediately contact a Mobile Crisis team or accompany him to the nearest hospital
emergency department.
c. Help him apply for Medicaid coverage, arrange for him to be monitored by family and
friends, and once Medicaid coverage is in place, take him to an emergency room for
evaluation.
d. Assist him in obtaining an outpatient counseling appointment at an area community
mental healt - ✅🌹CORRECT ANSWER-d
Which of the following nursing actions is appropriate in maintaining a safe therapeutic
inpatient milieu? Select all that apply.
, a. Interact frequently with both individuals and groups on the unit.
b. Attempt to introduce patients with similar backgrounds to each other to form social bonds
for after discharge.
c. Initiate and support group interactions via therapeutic groups and activities.
d. Provide and encourage opportunities to practice social and other life skills.
e. Collaborate with housekeeping to provide a safe, pleasant environment.
f. Assess patient belongings and the unit for any dangerous items that could be used by
patients to hurt themselves or others. - ✅🌹CORRECT ANSWER-a, c, d, f
The criteria for admission to an in patient psychiatric unit is that the patient:
a. refuses to comply with the treatment team in regard to medication, counseling, living
situation, or substance abuse abstinence.
b. is in imminent danger of harming himself or others, or the patient cannot properly care for
his basic needs and cannot protect himself from harm.
c. refuses all psychotropic medication.
d. is court-ordered by a judge specializing in mental health. - ✅🌹CORRECT ANSWER-b
questions and italic answers and italic explanations
2026/2027 (100% correct answers) A+ grade |Human
Physiological
A nurse administering a benzodiazepine should understand that the therapeutic effect of
benzodiazepines results from potentiating the neurotransmitter:
a. GABA
b. dopamine
c. serotonin
d. acetylcholine
e. a and c - ✅🌹CORRECT ANSWER-A
Venlafaxine (Effexor) exerts its antidepressant effect by selectively blocking the reuptake of:
a. GABA.
b. dopamine
,c. serotonin
d. norepinephrine
e. c and d - ✅🌹CORRECT ANSWER-E
A friend recognizes that his depression has returned and tells you he is suicidal and afraid
he will harm himself. He wishes to be hospitalized but does not have health insurance.
Which of the following responses best meets his immediate care needs and reflects the
options for care a person in his position typically has?
a. Provide emotional support and encourage him to contact his family to see if they can help
him arrange and pay for inpatient care.
b. Advise him that hospitals serve all persons regardless of their ability to pay, and
immediately contact a Mobile Crisis team or accompany him to the nearest hospital
emergency department.
c. Help him apply for Medicaid coverage, arrange for him to be monitored by family and
friends, and once Medicaid coverage is in place, take him to an emergency room for
evaluation.
d. Assist him in obtaining an outpatient counseling appointment at an area community
mental healt - ✅🌹CORRECT ANSWER-d
Which of the following nursing actions is appropriate in maintaining a safe therapeutic
inpatient milieu? Select all that apply.
, a. Interact frequently with both individuals and groups on the unit.
b. Attempt to introduce patients with similar backgrounds to each other to form social bonds
for after discharge.
c. Initiate and support group interactions via therapeutic groups and activities.
d. Provide and encourage opportunities to practice social and other life skills.
e. Collaborate with housekeeping to provide a safe, pleasant environment.
f. Assess patient belongings and the unit for any dangerous items that could be used by
patients to hurt themselves or others. - ✅🌹CORRECT ANSWER-a, c, d, f
The criteria for admission to an in patient psychiatric unit is that the patient:
a. refuses to comply with the treatment team in regard to medication, counseling, living
situation, or substance abuse abstinence.
b. is in imminent danger of harming himself or others, or the patient cannot properly care for
his basic needs and cannot protect himself from harm.
c. refuses all psychotropic medication.
d. is court-ordered by a judge specializing in mental health. - ✅🌹CORRECT ANSWER-b
